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title: "How to create a Numerical Question in Moodle 2.3"
description: "The Moodle 2.3 Question Bank has the capability of creating Numeric questions that can be correct when the student answers the question within a certain range. For example, if the question is about..."
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date: 2012-11-06
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
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# How to create a Numerical Question in Moodle 2.3

The [Moodle 2.3 Question Bank](/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-changing-the-site-url-and-home-settings/) has the capability of creating **Numeric questions** that can be correct when the student answers the question within a certain range. For example, if the question is about* how much rainfall Virginia gets?* Statistically, Virginia gets between 38 and 48 inches of rain a year. With the Numerical question, the answer can be correct if the student puts a number between 38 and 48. This is called the **Accepted error**, where the correct answer can be ± the correct answer. For the Virginia rainfall, the average is ~43 inches a year. Some years were 38 and some 48 making the answer between 43+5 and 43-5. This article will explain how to set up the numerical question in Moodle 2.3.

### Creating a Numerical Question in Moodle

1. [Log into the Moodle Dashboard](/support/edu/moodle/moodle-login-administrator/)
2. Navigate to **Front page settings** > **Question bank** > **Questions** in the **Settings** section to the left. Click **Create a new question**. Select **Numerical** and click **Next**.
3. [![numerical-question-1-add](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-1-add.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-1-add.gif) On the **Adding a Numerical question** page, fill in the **General** settings for the question. The general settings are explained in the following table. General Numerical settings **Category** This will place the question in a particular category for organizing the questions into groups. **Question name** This is a short name for the question. The actual question will go in the **Question Text**. This is to identify the question in the question bank. **Question text ** The actual question goes in this box. **Default mark** Sets how much the question will be worth in points. **General feedback** General information about the question can be placed here. For example, the student can be told how much the question was worth.
4. [![numerical-question-2-answer-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-2-answer.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-2-answer.gif) In the **Answers**, type the correct answer for the question. In this example, the rain in Virginia is ~ 38 to 48 inches per year. The answer **Accepted error**can be set to 5 and the answer set to 43. This will give an acceptable error between 38 and 48. Fill in the other answers with incorrect answers. **Important!** The Grade for the correct choice will need to be set to 100% After creating the correct and incorrect answers, click **Save changes**.
5. [![numerical-question-3-preview-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-3-preview.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-3-preview.gif) Next, **Preview** the Question by visiting the **Question bank** and clicking the preview icon for the question that was created..
6. [![numerical-question-4-final-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-4-final.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/edu_moodle_104_numerical-question_numerical-question-4-final.gif) The question should look similar to the snapshot. The Numerical question allows the question to be within a certain range to be correct. Congratulations the question was created. You can always go back and edit the question at a later date if any mistakes were made..

This concludes the article on How to create a Numerical Question in Moodle 2.3. If you missed our last article, please visit [How to create a Multiple choice question in Moodle](/support/edu/moodle/multiple-choice/). Please check the next article on [ Creating Short Answer Questions in Moodle](/support/edu/moodle/short-answer/). For more information about articles in this course, please visit [Working with the Question Bank](/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-changing-the-site-url-and-home-settings/).